often attributive
: a person engaged or experienced in warfare
broadly
: a person engaged in some struggle or conflict
poverty warriors
Examples of warrior in a Sentence
a proud and brave warrior
a program of tough training and discipline that turns untried civilians into warriors
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Stamos, 19, is a version of Neoptolemus, son of the warrior Achilles.
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Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026
In his vision, Eddie saw my father on his horse, wearing his war bonnet and buckskins, riding into the other world, the warrior heading home.
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But Groyper poster boy James Fishback and gender-warrior and former state House Speaker Paul Renner are up and running.
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Not as a warrior, but as warmth.
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Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026
In his vision, Eddie saw my father on his horse, wearing his war bonnet and buckskins, riding into the other world, the warrior heading home.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
But Groyper poster boy James Fishback and gender-warrior and former state House Speaker Paul Renner are up and running.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
Not as a warrior, but as warmth.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for warrior
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“Warrior.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warrior. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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warrior
noun
war·rior
ˈwȯr-yər 
ˈwȯr-ē-ər,
ˈwär-ē-
: a person who is or has been in warfare
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